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Hypertext Help with LaTeX

Font Selection (LaTeX2e)

The following methods for font selection may
not be used in math mode.

Type styles are specified by three independent
components. If a font (the combination of these three
components) is chosen which is not available, LaTeX will issue a
warning and substitute a similar font.

series

family

shape

These may be chosen by either a command so that the choice applies
to the text within the command argument, or by a
declaration which obeys the usual
rules for scope. The two forms are